Researchers found that those who played the violent video games showed less activity in areas that involved emotions, attention and inhibition of our impulses. “Behavioral studies have shown an increase in aggressive behavior after violent video games, and what we show is the physiological explanation for what the behavioral studies are showing.”
Tag: 12.05.11
Did Pinochet Poison Pablo Neruda? Body May Be Exhumed, Autopsied
The Nobel laureate, who was a close associate of Salvador Allende, died 12 days after Gen. Pinochet’s 1973 coup. Officially, the cause was listed as prostate cancer; a subsequent investigation found that the poet had a fatal heart attack. Now a witness claims that Neruda was given a mysterious injection n the day he died, and the calls to dig up and test the body have begun.
A Nutcracker Movie With No Ballet
“When the news broke last week that director Adam Shankman would be helming a new feature film version of The Nutcracker, fans of Shankman’s career could be excused for assuming the movie would evoke the classic ballet.” (He began his career as a dancer and choreographer.) Yet Shankman is clear: “No ballet.”
How ‘Hardware Junkie’ Elizabeth Streb Choreographs For A Giant Shed
Streb talks about how she’s using the space at Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory for “Ascension, in which dancers demonstrate an eternal climb on a 21-foot rotating ladder, and Human Fountain, a heroic translation of the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas.”
Of Science, Censorship And A Free Flow Of Ideas
“From WikiLeaks to phone hacking, the tension between openness, privacy and confidentiality has become one of the defining issues of our time. Scientists have unexpectedly found themselves at the heart of this debate, as the latest round of leaked climate emails makes abundantly clear.”
Museums Of The US South – How Do You Display A Lost War?
“This year, when sesquicentennial commemorations of the Civil War began, I took a look at Southern museums and their portrayal of the war and often felt as if the differences between Northern and Southern interpretations could scarcely be overcome, as if the war were being continued by other means.”
Is This How Movies Will Be Financed In The Future?
“Increasingly, sophisticated filmmakers who once relied on American studios for backing are turning to a globe-straddling independent finance system for their most expensive projects.”
Why Someone Else Didn’t Win The Turner Prize
“Art is now judged by criteria that are fundamentally pretentious and empty. I suppose it has to be, or all the pretentious and empty art that sells in galleries would lose its value. “
Sculptor Martin Boyce Wins The Turner Prize
“Boyce, whose works include artificial trees and a leaning litter bin, has won the Turner Prize. Glasgow-based Boyce accepted the modern art award at the Baltic gallery in Gateshead – the first time the ceremony has been held outside a Tate venue.”
Music And Boxing – Can You Be A Better Musician By Hitting Things?
The Eastman students say the benefits are manifold, ranging from improved posture and cardiovascular fitness–which help them produce bigger, more precise sounds as musicians–to stress relief. “It does feel satisfying to hit something,” said Thomas Steigerwald, an 18-year-old freshman who can spend upward of nine hours a day practicing the piano.